Custom Hiring Centres

Provides access to small and marginal farmers to take up farm operation on time in the adverse climatic conditions. Under OIIPCRA, assistance is provided upto 50% the cost of machinery such as pump sets, tractor mounted sprayers, seed drills, zero till seed drills to varying degrees. They are basically a unit comprising a set of farm machinery, implements and equipment meant for custom hiring by farmers. 113 custom hiring centers established. Different farm machineries have been made available on hire to the farmers at nominal charges.